'A Fruitful Church!'
Song of Solomon 4:13.
a) There the plants flourish.
b) They grow like an orchard of pomegranate trees
c) And bear the finest fruits.
d) There is no lack of henna and nard.
(This QT reminds me about A Fruitful Church)
PRAY: For our local Churches to be Fruitful.
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'Please Listen Carefully.'
Acts 2:14.
a) Peter stood up with the eleven,
b) Peter raised his voice,
c) And proclaimed to them:
d) "Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem,
e) Let me explain this to you
f) And pay attention to my words."
(This Second one reminds me of an important part of Church Worship: Please Listen Carefully {to both the ministers and the Lord} God wants to speak to us)
PRAY: For ears to hear the Word of the Lord.
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Chris.
Spiritually healthy Churches will grow continually in different ways and will eventually produce more healthy Churches. The healthy Church consists of a majority of spiritually healthy True Believers. The desire of a spiritually healthy Church to produce other Churches is a correct and Biblical desire. In most Nations of the World there is still plenty of room for spiritually healthy "Church planting" ministry. {This means going to a place where there is no Biblical and spiritually healthy Church and planting one.) There are different ways in which a Church may be "planted". Of one thing I am sure, planting a local Church should never harm an already existing healthy (or functioning) local Church. There should never be a "competing for souls" between Churches in the same locality.
